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    Impacting Policy. Impacting People.

    THE FINANCIALSERVICES ROUNDTABLE

    Financing the Economy Through Good Times and Bad2008 Annual Report

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    BANCORPSOUTH, INC. BANCWEST CORPORATION BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION BANK OF HAWAII CORPORATION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION

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    Table of Contents

    Message from the Chairman, President and CEO

    The Financial Services Roundtable: In Good Times and Bad

    A Year of Offense, a Year of Defense

    The HOPE NOW Alliance: Offering Solutions, Offering Hope

    Housing Policy Council: Stepping Up to Help In a Year of Extraordinary Challenges

    Community Build Day 2007: Reaching Deeper, Raising More

    MyMoneyManagement.net: Financial Education Delivered

    BITS: Advancing Practices and Policy in Security, Fraud, Vendor Management, and Regulation

    The Identity Theft Assistance Center (ITAC): Thought Leader, Business Partner

    Agents for Change Continues to Grow and Gain Momentum

    Looking to the Future: The Roundtable Takes the Lead

    2008 Officers and Board of Directors

    The 2007 Financial Services Roundtable Financial Statements

    The Mission of The Financial Services Roundtable

    The Financial Services Roundtable Staff

    Member Companies of the The Financial Services Roundtable

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    Faced with an acceleration in mortgage foreclosures,

    our member companies helped build HOPE NOW,

    an unprecedented industry-wide effort to reach out

    to homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Theyembraced and supported MyMoneyManagement.net,

    The Financial Services Roundtables initiative to

    educate and assist consumers on the verge of financial

    trouble. Then there are the 30,000 consumers

    victimized by identity theft who have benefited from

    the free services of the Identity Theft Assistance

    Center; and the more than 26,000 volunteers who

    gave of their time and generosity in support of our

    Community Build Day.

    Meanwhile, the Roundtable advocated in Washington

    on the need for public policy that promotes competitive-

    ness, GSE reform, patent reform, and an optional

    federal insurance charter.

    On the technology front, we acknowledge the

    outstanding contributions of BITS founding president,

    Catherine Allen, who left the organization in 2007.

    Under Ms. Allens visionary guidance, BITS emerged

    as the undeniable and widely recognized expert in

    financial services technology issues.

    The American economy and the American people

    have faced challenges before. And so have the member

    companies of The Financial Services Roundtable. But

    through it all, theyve continued to innovate, challenge

    each other, and keep focus where it belongs: serving the

    American public.

    Message From the Chairman, President and CEO

    Challenges BringOut The Best InMany Of Us

    And 2007 WasA Challenging Year

    Thomas A. RenyiThe Bank of New YorkMellon CorporationChairman,The Financial ServicesRoundtable

    Steve BartlettPresident and CEOThe Financial ServicesRoundtable

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    Introduction

    The stock market fell 50%.

    The country entered a recession.And confidence in theAmerican banking systemwas at an all-time low.

    The Year Was 1907.

    Crisis though it may have been, the Bankers

    Panic of 1907 was short-lived. Financial services

    institutions worked in concert with legislators

    to restore confidence in the American economy

    and achieved success as early as February 1908.

    The establishment of the National Monetary

    Commission, an institution that later became

    the Federal Reserve, went a long ways towards

    achieving the goal of putting the American

    economy back on track.

    The member companiesof The Financial Services

    Roundtable have a long historyof serving American consumersand advocating public policythat encourages competitionand innovation.

    The FinancialServicesRoundtable

    In Good Times

    And Bad

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    As Americans moved throug

    the 1920s, another crisis was

    yet to unfold. The Great Crash

    of 1929 signaled the downward

    economic slide that initiated th

    Great Depression, a period of

    enormous challenge for Americ

    and for individual Americans

    Though many of the regula-

    tions passed to address the

    underlying economic issues

    were scaled back in the 1970s

    and 1980s as a result of a

    bipartisan call for deregulation,

    new ways of doing business too

    hold, making an economic

    calamity on such a devastating

    scale a virtual impossibility inthe future.

    Through the wartime chal-

    lenges of the 1940s to the post-

    war prosperity of the 1950s and

    1960s the oft-called Golden

    Era of American Capitalism

    the member companies of The

    Financial Services Roundtable

    were there, providing services

    and products that helped

    Americans live better lives.

    Innovation was the key.

    With the introduction of the fir

    bank credit card in the 1940s,

    Americans were free to buy wh

    they wanted when and where

    they wanted to do so. The cre-

    ation of ATMs in the 1970s

    made it easier than ever before

    for Americans to access their

    own money on their own terms

    and in their own time.

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    The development of mutual funds, annuities,

    and other innovative investment vehicles took

    the intimidation factor out of investing and made

    it affordable and easier for more families than

    ever before.

    The standard of living for everyday Americans

    was climbing to unprecedented heights, thanks in

    no small part to the financial services industry.

    In 1999 one of the greatest milestones for

    American consumers was passed. The Gramm-

    Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act

    opened up competition among securities companies,

    and insurance companies. The result for consumers

    was dramatic: Americans, no matter where they

    lived, had access to a greater variety of products and

    services at more competitive prices than ever before.

    Through the freedoms granted by Gramm-Leach-Bliley, the member companies of The Financial

    Services Roundtable were able to innovate and

    compete in ways they never had before.

    The Big Winner Was UndeniablyThe American Consumer.

    Today, the American housing marketplace is

    facing a series of challenges. The member companies

    of The Financial Services Roundtable welcome the

    steps taken by the Federal Reserve to protect

    American consumers by formally codifying what

    was previously only suggested guidance for lenders

    and servicers. As an additional measure, member

    companies have committed to a five-year freeze on

    interest rate resets for qualifying mortgages in order

    to assist homeowners in financial trouble. Finally,

    Roundtable members supported making mortgage

    insurance premiums tax deductible and making

    mortgage debt forgiveness non-taxable.

    Just as important, Roundtable member

    companies have recommitted and redoubled efforts

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    to reach out to those in danger

    of foreclosure through the HOP

    NOW Alliance. This nonprofit

    consortium offers consumers

    free assistance from accredited

    counselors who work with

    lenders to keep homeowners

    in their homes. To date, HOPE

    NOW has assisted 870,000

    consumers and the calls are

    increasing daily.

    MyMoneyManagement.net

    is yet another way that member

    companies are reaching out

    to assist consumers. This

    educational Web site provides

    a comprehensive array of article

    and tools designed to providepractical guidance to consumer

    before their financial problems

    become overwhelming. And the

    Identity Theft Assistance Cente

    (ITAC) is a free service provide

    by participating companies to

    help consumers who are the

    victim of identity theft.

    The member companies

    of The Financial Services

    Roundtable have always sup-

    ported public policy to protect

    American consumers, while

    offering financial services

    institutions the freedom they

    require to innovate, compete,

    and offer Americans the

    products and services they

    deserve.

    Just as they will continue to

    do. In good times and in bad.

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    Legislative Issues

    Attorney-Client Privilege:In the current regulatory

    climate, the Department of Justice and the Securities

    Exchange Commission may force companies and

    employees to waive their attorney-client privilege

    in order to be perceived as cooperating in an

    investigation. The Roundtable along with a

    broad-based spectrum of companies and trade

    associations believes this is fundamentally wrong.

    Members of the House agreed and a bipartisan majority

    passed a bill prohibiting the forced waiving of privilege.Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) is a powerful advocate

    for this legislation on the Senate Side.

    Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA): With TRIA set to

    expire at the end of 2007, Congress acted in time and an

    extension for an additional seven years was sent to the

    President on December 19, 2007. A priority of the

    Legislative/Regulatory Overview

    Working with a new majority inCongress, the Roundtableplayed both offensive and

    defensive roles to see prioritiesenacted and protect against theerosion of issues important tothe financial services industry and to American consumers.

    A Year OfOffense

    A Year Of

    Defense

    Enacting legislation that will

    keep the financial servicesindustry vital and encouraginga principles-based approachto regulation are the coreof the Financial ServicesRoundtables policy mission.

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    Roundtable, the bill is essential

    to protecting the insurance indus

    from catastrophic losses due to

    terrorism.

    Anti-money Laundering:The

    Roundtable worked closely with

    House Financial Services

    Committee Chairman BarneyFrank (D-MA) to reform the

    current burdensome reporting

    system. In addition to testifying

    at a Committee hearing, the

    Roundtable submitted to Chairm

    Frank specific recommendations f

    a complete overhaul of the system

    urging the Chairman to use these

    recommendations as a starting

    point towards the creation of amore efficient and effective system

    The Roundtable also offered a

    series of short-term recommenda-

    tions that would immediately ease

    the burdens resulting from the

    current system and, at the same

    time, better protect the American

    people. The issue will remain a

    top priority into 2008.

    Patent Reform: There was success

    in this area, a major priority for

    the Roundtable in 2007. H.R.

    1908 will improve patent law

    and will establish fairness.

    Senate Majority Leader Harry

    Reid (D-NV) has committed to

    addressing the issue in the Senat

    in 2008.

    Student Loans: Legislation to cut

    the government assistance used

    by financial services companies

    to provide student loans was

    signed into law this year over the

    opposition of the Roundtable and

    other trade associations. Howeve

    the Roundtable was able to avoid

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    the inclusion of provisions that would be even more

    directly harmful to the private student loan market-

    place. The Roundtable expects that it will be necessary

    to continue to play a defensive role in this area since

    further activity is anticipated in 2008.

    Bankruptcy Reform: The Roundtable defended

    against efforts to chip away the 2005 bankruptcy

    reform and to grant judges new powers.. A Housecommittee reported out a bill to give bankruptcy

    judges the power to alter the terms of a mortgage and

    Roundtable President and CEO Steve Bartlett testified

    in opposition to the bill. On the Senate front, two

    companion bills were introduced and, at a Senate

    Judiciary Committee hearing, witnesses testified that

    the bills would force an increase in mortgage interest

    rates. The Roundtable co-leads a coalition of financial

    services trade organizations opposing the bills and it

    is expected that this issue will remain very much onthe agenda during 2008.

    Credit Card Restrictions: Key members of both the

    House and the Senate stated their intention to pass

    legislation to prohibit specific credit card practices,

    including double cycle billing and universal default.

    As with regards to the bankruptcy law, this issue is

    likely to remain on the Congressional forefront during

    2008 and the Roundtable will continue to play a

    defensive position.

    Regulatory Issues

    In November 2007, the Financial Services

    Roundtables Committee on Enhancing Competitive-

    ness released The Blueprint for U.S. Financial

    Competitiveness in which it recommended 68 legislative

    and regulatory initiatives that would enhance competition

    and the U.S. economy. Key to the Blueprint is the

    recommendation that a principles-based approach to

    regulatory supervision of the financial services industrybe undertaken in order to promote more open oversight

    and coordination between industry and regulators, as

    well as to ultimately improve regulation.

    In 2007, the Financial Services Roundtable was active

    in the following regulatory issues:

    Accounting Convergence: The Roundtable submitted

    comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on

    the convergence of accounting standards for both

    foreign and U.S. issuers, something the Roundtable

    believes would result in a single, high quality set ofglobal accounting standards as recommended in the

    competitiveness Blueprint. The SEC unanimously

    voted to allow foreign companies to use international

    accounting standards when filing with the agency, a

    step the Roundtable believes is a step towards the larger

    goal of accounting convergence.

    Amicus Briefs: Three friend of the court briefs were

    filed on issues affecting Roundtable member companies,

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    including the case ofStoneridge

    Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific

    Atlanta, Inc. filed with the U.S.Supreme Court. The Roundtable

    also joined other banking associa-

    tions in filing briefs before federal

    appellate courts in Connecticut

    and Texas arguing that the First

    Amendment provisions in the

    Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention

    and Consumer Act of 2005 apply

    to all bankruptcy attorneys.

    Basel II: The Federal Reserve, the

    Office of the Comptroller of the

    Currency, the Office of ThriftSupervision, and the Federal

    Deposit Insurance Corporation

    approved final rules establishing

    regulatory and supervisory require-

    ments for credit and operational

    risk, as well as enhancing standards

    for supervisory review of capital

    adequacy and public disclosures

    for national banks. The Blueprint

    contains a number of recommend

    tions for regulators during the

    Basel II implementation process

    and the Roundtable plans to

    actively work in support of these

    recommendations.

    The Roundtable, through

    its Government Affairs and BITS

    divisions, also filed comments wit

    appropriate regulatory agencies on

    the following issues:

    FDIC Assessment Dividends and

    Deposit Premiums

    Federal Identity Theft

    Task Force Report

    Garnishment of Exempt Federal

    Benefit Funds

    Principle Trades with Specified

    Advisory Clients

    REAL ID

    Reg R (the push-out rule)

    Reg Z

    Rule 12-bI

    Rules 144 and 145 of the Securiti

    Act of 1933

    Consent-based Social Security

    Number Verification Program

    Use of Social Security Numbers b

    the Private Sector

    Unfair and Deceptive Practices

    Rulemaking

    Unlawful Internet Gambling

    Whois Database

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    HOPE NOW

    The importance of communica-tion cant be emphasizedenough: more than 50% ofthose entering into foreclosurenever reach out to their lenderfor assistance. HOPE NOWis out to change that unfortu-nate statistic.

    A natural outgrowth of the Homeownership

    Preservation Effort, founded in 2006 by theRoundtables Housing Policy Council along with

    non-profit partners, the new HOPE NOW Alliance

    brings together a consortium of participants in the

    housing marketplace committed to helping consumers

    who find themselves in financial trouble hold on to

    their piece of the American Dream.

    Formed with the encouragement of the Departments

    of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development,

    HOPE NOW establishes a coordinated, national

    approach among servicers, investors, and counselors

    to maximize efforts to communicate with borrowers

    having difficulty making their mortgage payments by

    offering them workable options that may allow them

    to avoid foreclosure.

    The importance of communication cant be

    emphasized enough: more than 50% of those entering

    into foreclosure never reach out to their lender for

    The HOPE NOWAlliance

    Offering

    Solutions,Offering Hope

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    An unprecedented coalitionbetween lenders, investors,mortgage market participants,

    and trade associations tobridge the communicationsgap between lenders, borrow-ers and help homeowners introuble stay in their homes.

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    assistance. HOPE NOW is out to

    change that unfortunate statistic.

    Every participating lender in the

    HOPE NOW Alliance must abide by

    a set of guiding principles, including

    agreeing to:

    Contact at-risk borrowers at least

    120 days prior to an interest rate reset;

    establish a single port of entry for

    all participating counselors to speed

    solutions for borrowers; set up dedicat-

    ed email and fax connections to

    support counselors working directly

    with borrowers.

    A key part of HOPE NOW is

    the Homeowners HOPE Hotline,

    888-995-HOPE, provided by theHomeownership Preservation

    Foundation. Since the hotlines incep-

    tion and through the end of 2007,

    over 352,800 calls were received and

    more than 124,300 homeowners

    counseled. While those numbers are

    impressive, with the goal of reaching

    at many at-risk borrowers as possible,

    a comprehensive direct mail campaign

    one that is already achieving dramaticresults was undertaken.

    490,000 direct mail letters alerting

    homeowners to the assistance available

    at HOPE NOW were sent out in

    November and December 2007. In the

    last two months of 2007, more than

    120,000 calls were received in 2008,

    the HOPE NOW Alliance will continue

    efforts to educate and reach out tohomeowners who fear there is no

    solution available to them other than

    foreclosure. With the assistance of

    the Homeowners HOPE Hotline,

    tens of thousands of consumers are

    learning more about their options

    and rediscovering hope.

    Members of theHOPE NOW Alliance

    American Bankers Association

    American Financial Services

    Association

    American Securitization Forum

    Assurant, Inc.

    Aurora Loan Services

    Avelo Mortgage, LLC.

    Bank of America

    Carrington Mortgage Services

    Chase

    Consumer Credit Counseling

    Service of Atlanta

    Citigroup, Inc.

    Consumer Bankers Association

    Consumer Mortgage Coalition

    Countrywide Financial Corporati

    EMC Mortgage, Inc./ Bear Stearn

    Fannie Mae

    The Financial Services Roundtab

    First Horizon Home Loans and

    First Tennessee Home Loans

    Freddie Mac

    GMAC ResCap

    Homeownership Preservation

    Foundation

    Home Loan Services, Inc.

    HomEq Servicing

    Housing Partnership Network

    The Housing Policy Council

    HSBC FinanceIndymac Bank

    Litton Loan Servicing

    MERS

    National City Mortgage Corporat

    Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

    NeighborWorks America

    Mortgage Bankers Association

    Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC

    Option One Mortgage Corporatio

    PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.

    Saxon Mortgage Services

    Securities Industry and FinancialMarkets Association

    Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.

    State Farm Insurance Companies

    SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.

    Washington Mutual, Inc.

    Wells Fargo & Company

    Wilshire Credit Corporation

    as of February 18, 2008

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    Housing Policy Council

    The Housing PolicyCouncil ramps up withthe HOPE NOW Allianceand continues to workwith Congress and federalregulators to stabilize thehousing marketplace.

    As the mortgage providers for

    millions of American families,the member companies ofthe Housing Policy Councilrecognize the responsibilitythey bear to keep the housingmarketplace vibrant.

    The HOPE NOW Alliance strongly supported by

    the Administration, the Department of the Treasury,

    and Housing and Urban Development was formed in

    late 2007. Based on the extraordinary success HOPE

    NOW has achieved in outreach and counseling for

    homeowners and the ever-increasing number of calls

    (pages 10 and 11) the Homeowners HOPETMHotline

    is receiving, its clear that the service of bridging

    the gap between borrowers and their providers is

    working to prevent or substantially reduce the

    number of foreclosures.

    Housing PolicyCouncil

    Stepping Up

    To Help In A YearOf ExtraordinaryChallenges

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    Regulatory Changeis an Important Stepin Solidifying Markets

    The member companies of the

    Housing Policy Council support

    the recent efforts by the Federal

    Reserve to formalize regulations

    that the HPC believes along

    with voluntary industry efforts

    to refinance, modify and provide

    other workout options for loans

    will go a long way toward

    addressing the issues currently

    facing the subprime market. HPC

    worked for improvements in

    H.R. 3915, the mortgage legisla-

    tion passed by the House at

    the end of 2007, but could

    not support the bill because of

    its potential restriction of credit.

    HPC opposes legislation current-

    ly being considered in the House

    that would give judges the power

    to alter mortgage terms in a

    bankruptcy preceding.

    The HPC does support

    bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1427,to reform regulation of the

    Government-sponsored Enter-

    prises. HPC is working to

    encourage Senate action to

    strengthen oversight of the

    GSEs in 2008. The HPC also

    supports legislation passed by

    the House and Senate that

    would give the Federal Housing

    Administration greater abilityto insure mortgages for low and

    moderate-income borrowers.

    The HPCs goals for 2008

    are to support efforts to strength-

    en the stability of the housing

    finance system and to protect

    buyers from predatory lending

    practices, without permanently

    restricting credit to Americans

    seeking to purchase a home, as

    well as to continue to expand

    the HOPE NOW foreclosure

    prevention effort to help

    homeowners in distress.

    Housing Policy CouncilMember Companies

    American General Financial

    Services, Inc./AIG

    Assurant Specialty Property

    Bank of America Corporation

    BB&T Corporation

    Citigroup Inc.

    Countrywide Financial

    Corporation

    Fifth Third BancorpFirst Horizon National

    Corporation

    General Electric Company

    GMAC Financial Services

    Genworth Financial

    H&R Block, Inc.

    HSBC North America

    Holdings, Inc.

    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

    National City Corporation

    Nationwide

    PMI Group

    Popular Financial Holdings

    State Farm Insurance Compani

    SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    Wachovia Corporation

    Washington Mutual, Inc.

    Wells Fargo & Company

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    Community Build Day

    More than 26,500 volunteersfrom 76 member companies in

    all 50 states raised more than$3.8 million and assisted 3,500families in the most successfulCommunity Build Day in theRoundtables history.

    When help is needed, employees of member

    companies of The Financial Services Roundtable

    are there to provide it. From June through August,employees of member companies reached out to give

    back to their communities at virtually unprecedented

    levels, including:

    450 community builds

    26,500 volunteers

    263 cities

    50 states and Puerto Rico

    $3.8 million raised

    3,500 families helped

    112 election officials attended

    78+million consumers reached through press hits

    While Community Build Day initially focused on actual

    community builds, the focus has now expanded to

    include a variety of community service initiatives. In 2007

    efforts included:

    116 Back to School drives

    96 repair/remodeling jobs

    78 houses built

    30 miscellaneous community projects

    29 fundraising drives

    27 food/clothing drives

    27 charitable run/walks25 financial education programs

    18 blood drives

    17 education programs

    2 environmental clean-ups

    An Extended Focus, a New NameReflecting the expanded focus and the variety

    of activities included, Community Build Day will

    become Community Service 2008. For information

    CommunityBuild Day 2007

    Reaching Deeper,

    Raising More

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    Euler Hermes

    Fifth Third Bank

    First Commonwealth Financial

    Corporation

    First Horizon National Corp.

    Ford Motor Credit Company

    Frost

    Fulton Financial Corporation

    GE Money

    Genworth FinancialGMAC Financial Services

    Guaranty Financial Services a

    Temple Inland Company

    H&R Block

    Harris Bankcorp, Inc.

    HSBC - North America

    John Deere Credit

    KeyCorp

    Lincoln Financial Group

    M&T Bank

    Monumental Life Insurance

    Company

    National City Corporation

    Nationwide

    Northern Trust

    PNC Financial Services Group

    Prudential Financial Inc.

    RBC Centura Bank

    State Street Corporation

    SunTrust

    Synovus

    TIAA-CREF

    Transamerica Occidental Life

    Insurance Company

    UBS

    USAA

    Wachovia Corporation

    Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.

    Webster Financial Corporation

    Western & Southern Financial

    Group

    Western Reserve Life Assuranc

    Co. of Ohio

    Whitney National Bank

    Zions Bank

    Partners

    Americas Promise

    Habitat for Humanity

    NeighborWorks America

    Points of Light Foundation

    Rebuilding Together

    USA Freedom Corps

    on how your company can partic-

    ipate, please contact Aleksia Ilic

    at [email protected].

    Community Build DayNational SponsorsACE Group

    AEGON USA, Inc.

    Allstate Insurance CompanyAmerican General Financial

    Services

    Bank of the West

    Barclays Capital

    Capital One Financial

    Corporation

    Citi

    Edward Jones

    ING

    MasterCard Worldwide

    Merrill Lynch

    Principal Financial GroupRaymond James

    Regions Financial Corporation

    State Farm Insurance

    Toyota Financial Services

    Unum

    U.S. Bancorp

    WaMu

    Wells Fargo

    Participating Companies

    AEGON Direct MarketingServices. Inc.

    Agents for Change

    Allianz Life Insurance Company

    of America

    Allied Capital Corporation

    American Express

    Ameriprise Financial

    Aon Corporation

    Associated Banc-Corp

    Assurant, Inc.

    AXA Equitable

    Banco PopularBank of America

    Bank of Hawaii

    BancorpSouth

    BB&T

    BNY Mellon

    Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

    Charter One Bank

    Citizens Bank

    City National Bank

    Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    Countrywide Financial

    Corporation

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    MyMoneyManagement.Net

    With over 595,000 page viewssince November 2006,

    MyMoneyManagement.netcelebrates its first anniversaryby expanding content to over200 pages and adding a newSpanish-language section.

    MyMoneyManagement.net

    was created for a single butundeniably important purpose:to reach out early in the processto consumers in financialtrouble by encouraging themto take advantage of theservices of a credit counselor.

    Since its launch, the site has experienced phenomenalgrowth, with more than 12,000 visitors logging on

    each month.

    Those visiting the site benefited from new

    content created in 2007. The areas covered include:

    foreclosure prevention, featuring information on

    the HOPE Now Alliance; how to cope with the

    financial challenges brought on by life events,

    such as marriage, divorce, bereavement, military

    deployment, and starting a family; and, with the goal

    of providing feedback that would be helpful in the

    sites continuing evolution, the addition of a user

    survey. The results of the survey to date have been

    encouraging, with virtually 100% of the survey

    responders indicating that they found the site helpful

    or somewhat helpful.

    MyMoneyManagement.net

    Financial

    EducationDelivered

    Recognizing the need to reach out to thegrowing Spanish language audience, the site

    added an extensive new section featuring 40

    articles focusing on budgeting, how to plan

    for emergencies, and home ownership.

    MyMoneyManagement.net also produced

    three publications targeting consumers in 2007,

    including a booklet providing general information

    on managing finances and becoming financially fit,

    a second offering specific tips for consumers on

    understanding their financial situation and how

    to maintain financial security, and a third produced

    in response to the housing crisis providing targeted

    information for homeowners in financial distress.

    Distribution of this booklet has already exceeded

    7,500, with copies distributed to Congress,

    Roundtable member companies, as well as to

    nonprofit organizations.

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    MyMoneyManagement.net is

    but one of the many ways that

    Round- table member companies

    are proactively reaching out to ass

    consumers in distress. With its

    timely focus on consumer educati

    the site is expected to continue

    to grow and to reach increasing

    numbers of consumers each mont

    MyMoneyManagement.nPartnersAmerican Express Company

    American General Finance

    Corporation

    Bank of America Corporation

    The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

    Chase

    CitiDiscover Financial Services, Inc.

    Ford Motor Credit Company

    General Electric Company

    GMAC Financial Services

    HSBC North America Holdings In

    JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    KeyBank

    MasterCard Worldwide

    Prudential Financial Inc.

    Regions Bank

    SunTrust

    SynovusToyota Financial Services

    TSYS (Synovus)

    US Bank

    VISA

    Wachovia

    Wells Fargo & Company

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    SecurityConvened a Wireless Security Forum

    In June 2007, BITS hosted a foru

    on topics ranging from WiFi

    administration to mobile banking

    Experts focused on the business

    context, security concerns, regula-

    tion, and collaboration in these

    three areas.

    Defined secure email protocols and

    promoted their adoption by members

    and partners. BITS published its

    Email Security Toolkit, urging

    financial services institutions,

    their service providers, and

    business partners to adopt

    important non-proprietary emailprotocols to attain a higher level

    of confidence in security.

    Developed best practices for day-to-d

    management of encryption keys.

    Encryption is increasingly

    important as a tool to protect

    personally identifiable information

    and effective key management

    is essential to ensuring the integri

    of encrypted data.

    Defended security and fraud

    professionals access to ICANNs

    Whois database. In two comment

    letters to the Internet Corporation

    for Assigned Names and Number

    (ICANN), BITS successfully urge

    continued access to this database

    used by financial institutions to

    combat fraud and phishing.

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    Identified application security and endpoint security as critical

    issues for 2008. The continuing evolution of the Web

    and mobile technologies raises important security

    considerations. BITS will host a forum in March 2008

    on Securing Web-based Business Applications.

    Fraud

    Developed mortgage fraud consumer education andawareness toolkit. Written for the consumer audience,

    the kit includes a simple definition of mortgage fraud

    and provides examples and red flags for today's common

    mortgage fraud schemes.

    Assembled a bibliography of debit card fraud resources. This

    resource list includes publicly available research papers

    and articles as they relate to debit card/ATM fraud.

    Hosted a forum on internet fraud. 130 representatives from

    85 companies, regulatory agencies, and law enforcementagencies discussed strategies for mitigating the risk of

    internet fraud.

    Identified a range of approaches and best practices for

    managing remote channel fraud risk. BITS continued its

    work in combating remote-channel fraud by categorizing

    the various online banking channels, the risks inherent

    to each channel, and the various control strategies

    associated with each risk.

    Scoping inter-disciplinary issues for 2008, including phone

    center and PC authentication. The BITS Steering Fraud

    Committee has discussed the best organizational

    and technology approaches to managing cross channel

    risk and to effectively sharing their learning.

    Vendor ManagementConvened the 6th Annual Outsourcing Conference. More

    than fifty financial institution representatives and sixty

    industry partners focused on the strategic issues in

    outsourcing, including the key drivers, risk management

    strategies, cross-cultural challenges, and the regulatory

    landscape at a conference sponsored by BITS and its

    partners.

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    Hosted roundtables on such topics as

    access, offshore collections, privacy,

    and contracts. These industry

    gatherings gave members valuable

    opportunities to share information

    and learn from each other.

    Released Shared Assessments 3.0,

    reducing mandatory questions from2,100 to 150. The Financial

    Institution Shared Assessments

    Program, managed on BITS behalf

    by The Santa Fe Group, released

    an enhanced and streamlined

    Version 3.0 of the Standardized

    Information Gathering (SIG)

    questionnaire in October 2007.

    Expanded Shared Assessments to

    50 firms, 100 assessments, and four

    countries. Shared Assessments is

    gaining notice internationally,

    including Brazil, India, Canada

    and Singapore. Companies

    operating in other industries,

    including health care, are increas-

    ingly interested in using Shared

    Assessments for their environment

    and risk management programs.

    Regulation

    Filed eight comment letters on:

    Identity Theft

    National IDs

    Short Privacy Notices

    Social Security Numbers

    ICANNS Whois Database

    Internet Gambling

    Letters were filed with both

    our financial and non-financial

    regulators:

    Federal Reserve System

    Comptroller of the Currency

    Office of Thrift Supervision

    National Credit Union

    AdministrationSecurities and Exchange

    Commission

    Commodities Futures Trading

    Commission

    Federal Deposit Insurance

    Corporation

    Department of Treasury

    Federal Trade Commission

    Office of Management and Budge

    Social Security AdministrationDepartment of Commerce

    Testified and briefed Congress on

    threats, industry practices, and

    government oversight.

    Created a dialogue with regulators

    in multiple BITS conferences,

    committees, and calls by speaking

    at conferences and meetings

    hosted by regulators.

    Updated information technology

    examiners of regulatory agencies

    on BITS efforts and tools,

    including the BITS Shared

    Assessments Program.

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    ITAC

    ITAC has helped more than30,000 consumers restoretheir financial identities since2004, making ITAC the goldstandard of resolution services.

    Established to assist identity

    theft victims in restoring theirfinancial reputation, ITACsends a clear message that thefinancial services industry ispart of the solution not the problem.

    ITACs impact on consumers ITAC is profound,

    as illustrated by the relief and gratitude reflectedin the real stories that can be found online at

    www.identitytheftassistance.org.

    In 2007, ITAC continued to build on its success with

    consumers and law enforcement to deliver a powerful

    and credible message to Capitol Hill and to help shape

    and influence the public dialog on identity theft and

    data breach.

    The business and political risks posed by identity

    theft and data breaches continue to evolve, making

    industry leadership in creating non-legislative solutions

    increasingly important. ITACs role as a nonprofit,

    industry consortium has been recognized by policymak-

    ers and other stakeholders as a proven strategy to fight

    identity theft. With every victim ITAC helps and every

    criminal arrested, ITAC validates its guiding principle,

    Our Purpose, Your Protection.

    The IdentityTheft AssistanceCenter (ITAC)

    Thought Leader,

    BusinessPartner

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    ITAC Member Companies

    AEGON USA, Inc.

    Assurant, Inc.

    BancorpSouth, Inc.

    BancWest Corporation

    Bank of America Corporation

    The Bank of New York Mellon

    BB&T Corporation

    Capital One Financial Group,Inc.

    Citigroup, Inc.

    Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    City National Corporation

    Comerica Incorporated

    Compass Bancshares, Inc.

    Countrywide Financial

    Corporation

    Edward Jones

    Fidelity Investments

    First Horizon National

    CorporationFord Motor Credit Company

    Frost Bank

    General Electric Company

    Genworth Financial

    GMAC Financial Services

    Harris Bankcorp, Inc.

    HSBC North America Holding

    Inc.

    Huntington Bancshares

    Incorporated

    KeyCorp

    MasterCard IncorporatedNational City Corporation

    Nationwide

    Northern Trust Corporation

    Popular, Inc.

    PNC Financial Services Group,

    Inc.

    RBC Centura Bank, Inc.

    Regions Financial Corporation

    State Farm Insurance Compani

    SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    Synovus

    Toyota Financial Services

    UnionBanCal Corporation

    U.S. Bancorp

    Wachovia Corporation

    Wells Fargo & Company

    Whitney Holding Corporation

    Today ITAC is a leading

    resource for data and commentary

    related to identity theft, fraud, and

    data breaches. At a time of rising

    consumer fear of identity theft and

    with the call for legislative solutions

    continuing unabated, ITAC serves

    as the trusted source for reporters,

    Capitol Hill, academics, and others

    seeking an unbiased, authoritative

    perspective. ITACs thought

    leadership validates the objectives

    of The Financial Roundtable and

    BITS: That the industry has a

    unified and comprehensive strategy

    to fight identity crime.

    ITACs key strategic

    partnerships in 2007 included:ID Safety (www.idsafety.org).

    An initiative of the International

    Association of Chiefs of Police

    (IACP) and Bank of America,

    ID Safety provides police with tools

    and information to help victims

    and investigate identity crime.

    The National Computer Forensic

    Institute. Established in 2007 by the

    Alabama District Attorneys

    Association and the U.S.

    Department of Homeland Security,

    the Institute will train investigators

    from around the country in

    techniques to extract digital

    information, analyze it and pre-

    serve it for presentation to a jury.

    In 2008, ITAC will introduce

    ITAC Sentinel, the only identity

    protection service that includes

    ITAC victim assistance. ITAC

    Sentinel advances two key elements

    of ITACs mission: making ITAC

    victim assistance available to all

    consumers and helping ITAC

    members protect their customers

    from identity fraud.

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    Agents for Change

    A trade association of insurance

    agents and brokers from acrossall lines of insurance, Agents forChange continues to work tosimplify regulation for agents,brokers, and insurers.

    Grassroots support from the

    producer community is key tothe enactment of an optionalfederal charter (OFC) andAgents for Change is seen as aleader on this issue by Congress,the press, and other trades.

    In 2007, due in part to the efforts of Agents

    for Change, Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and

    John Sununu (R-NH) reintroduced the National

    Insurance Act of 2007 (S. 40) on May 24.

    Additionally, Representatives Melissa Bean (D-IL)

    and Ed Royce (R-CA) introduced companion

    legislation (H.R. 3200) by the same name in the

    House of Representatives on July 26. This was the

    first year bipartisan OFC legislation was introduced

    in both houses of Congress and it is considered a

    major victory for proponents of an OFC. Moreover,

    two hearings were held in October in a House

    Financial Services Subcommittee on the need for

    insurance regulation reform.

    Membership in Agents for Change increased 50

    percent in 2007 to over 4,500 members nationwide.

    Members attended 59 meetings with legislators

    Agents ForChange

    Continues To

    Grow And GainMomentum

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    and/or their staff, with nineteen

    of these meetings held in the

    members district. Three hundr

    twenty five members of Agents

    for Change signed an open lette

    to Congress urging their suppor

    of an OFC. Additionally, Agent

    for Change has generated more

    than 1,000 personalized letters

    to Congress.

    Agents for Change continue

    to enjoy a wide profile. In June

    members of the Board of Dir-

    ectors met with David Nason,

    Assistant Secretary for Financia

    Institutions, U.S. Department

    of the Treasury, to request

    support for regulatory reform.Additionally, in November, the

    Board sent a letter to Treasury

    Secretary Paulson in response t

    the request for comments on th

    regulatory structure associated

    with financial institutions.

    The growth of Agents for

    Change also extended to the

    support received from Round-

    table member companies, with

    the number growing from

    18 to 22 in 2007.

    With the focus now shifting

    to securing co-sponsors of the

    legislation, members of Agents

    for Change will continue to

    ensure that their federally elect

    officials understand that their

    constituents who sell insurance

    products support an OFC.

    "Simplifying Regulation for Agents and Brokers..."

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    Looking to the Future

    Specific recommendations to

    enhance American competitive-ness and to prevent and preparefor future mega catastrophes wereprovided by three studies releasedin 2008.

    Not only do the member

    companies of The FinancialServices Roundtable representthe companies that fuel Americaseconomic engine, the companiesthemselves consist of individu-als uniquely qualified toexamine some of the mostcritical issues facing our

    country today and providespecific and detailed policyrecommendations to betterprepare our country forthe future.

    The Roundtable-formed Blue Ribbon Commission

    on Mega Catastrophes released A Call To Action. The

    Roundtable also released two publications that makes

    a compelling case for principles-based regulation:

    The Compliance Function in Diversified Financial

    Institutions and The Blueprint for U.S. Financial

    Competitiveness.

    Mega-Catastrophes: The Key is Preparation

    The Blue Ribbon Commissions report on mega-catas-

    trophe preparedness recommended a series of steps the

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    Looking ToThe Future

    The Roundtable

    Takes The Lead

    federal government must take to reduce the threat to

    lives and the global economy, including investing in

    vaccine and technology development, investing inmedical personnel and equipment to effectively treat

    the afflicted, and ensuring that all firms including

    financial services companies implement a pandemic

    preparedness plan.

    In addition, the report provided a series of recom-

    mendations specific to Katrina, while also acknowledg-

    ing that the issues facing New Orleans and the Gulf

    Coast have repercussions for future events, including

    man-made disasters. Specifically, the Commission

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    2008 OfficersBoard of Directors

    DirectorsTerm Expiring 2008

    Term Expiring 2009

    Term Expiring 2010

    CHAIRMANTHOMAS A. RENYI

    The Bank of New YorkMellon Corporation

    CHAIRMAN-ELECTCHRISTOPHER M. CONDRON

    AXA Financial, Inc.

    IMMEDIATE PASTCHAIRMAN

    THOMAS A. JAMESRaymond James Financial, I

    DAVID R. NISSENGeneral Electric Company

    Executive Committee Member

    RALPH W. BABB, JR.Comerica Incorporated

    KENNETH R. DUBUQUEGuaranty Financial Services

    LIAM E. MCGEEBank of Americ

    Corporation

    KERRY K. KILLINGERWashington Mutual, Inc.

    Executive Committee Member

    PAUL S. BEIDEMANAssociated Banc-Corp

    MICHAEL D. FRAIZERGenworth Financial

    DAVID W. KEMPCommerce Bancshare

    RICHARD K. DAVISU.S. Bancorp

    Executive Committee Member

    RICHARD L. CARRIONPopular Inc.

    RUSSELL GOLDSMITHCity National Corporation

    J. BARRY GRISWELPrincipal Financial G

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    BITS CHAIRMANEDWARD B. RUST, JR.

    State Farm Insurance Companies

    TREASURERDONJ. MCGRATH

    BancWest Corporation

    JAMES E. ROHRThe PNC FinancialServices Group, Inc.

    DONALDJ. SHEPARDAEGON USA, Inc.

    RAYMOND A. MASONLegg Mason, Inc.

    WILLIAMJ. NUTTAffiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    WILLIAM L. WALTONAllied Capital

    THOMASJ. MCINERNEYING Insurance Americas

    ARTHURF. RYANPrudential Financial Inc.

    JOHN G. STUMPFWells Fargo & Company

    ROBERT WOLFUBS

    HENRY L. MEYER IIIKeyCorp

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    Assets

    Cash and cash equivalents

    Accounts receivable

    Due from ITAC

    Prepaid expenses

    Investments

    Property and equipment, net

    Deposits

    Deferred compensation assets

    Total assets

    Liabilities and Net Assets

    Liabilities

    Accounts payable

    Accrued expenses

    Deferred assessment income

    Deferred rent

    Accrued deferred compensation

    Total liabilities

    Net Assets

    Unrestricted:

    Undesignated

    Housing Policy Council

    Anthony T. Cluff Research Fund

    Total unrestricted

    Total liabilities and net assets

    2007

    $ 4,639,132160,135

    88,764

    145,082

    3,992,315

    1,409,717

    85,267

    1,398,323

    $11,918,735

    $ 321,116

    2,436,524

    1,770,865

    247,818

    1,473,680

    6,250,003

    4,464,213

    887,189

    317,330

    5,668,732

    $11,918,735

    2006

    $ 5,294,315106,322

    112,938

    237,563

    3,997,501

    1,684,636

    61,642

    1,305,652

    $12,800,569

    $ 514,565

    1,811,087

    2,242,639

    286,692

    1,305,652

    6,160,635

    5,579,737

    811,004

    249,193

    6,639,934

    $12,800,569

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    Dear Reader,

    The following financial information was derived

    from the Roundtables audited financial statements,

    which contained an unqualified opinion from

    Rogers & Company PLLC, Vienna, Virginia

    dated February 27, 2008. The audited financial

    statements were reviewed by the Roundtable Board

    of Directors and the Audit Committee, Chaired

    by Mr. Don J. McGrath, BancWest.

    The Financial Services RoundtableStatements of Financial Position

    December 31, 2007 and 2006

    A complete copy of this audit is available

    from Chief Financial Officer George Forsberg,

    [email protected], or you may contact me

    directly, [email protected].

    Sincerely,

    Steve BartlettPresident and CEOThe Financial Services Roundtable

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    The Financial Services RoundtableStatements of Activities

    For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

    Unrestricted Revenue and Support

    Membership duesCoalition revenue

    Meetings

    Investment income

    Community Build Day

    Other income

    Council on Consumer Finance Grant Fund

    Total revenue and support

    Expenses

    Program services:Roundtable services:

    Executive Thought Leadership

    Government Affairs

    Meetings and member activities

    Communications and Special Projects

    Membership

    Total Roundtable services

    BITS

    Housing Policy Council

    Coalition activities

    Council on Consumer Finance Operations

    Community Build Day

    Agents for Change

    Anthony T. Cluff Research Fund

    Council on Consumer Finance Grants

    Total program services

    General and administrative

    Total expenses

    Change in Net Assets before effect of adoption of SFAS No. 158

    Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

    Change in Net Assets

    Net Assets, beginning of year

    Net Assets, end of year

    2007

    $13,010,104888,761

    703,911

    560,609

    330,000

    18,389

    -

    15,511,774

    1,930,495

    1,356,069

    1,141,287

    610,697

    193,882

    5,232,430

    3,755,439

    1,689,515

    911,645

    635,693

    384,688

    298,841

    151,508

    -

    13,059,759

    3,004,758

    16,064,517

    (552,743)

    (418,459)

    (971,202)

    6,639,934

    $ 5,668,732

    2006

    $12,281,725863,323

    935,398

    531,796

    187,500

    164,812

    3,582,215

    18,546,769

    2,003,688

    1,558,336

    1,041,221

    641,937

    143,913

    5,389,095

    3,362,397

    1,673,621

    859,543

    677,425

    254,318

    211,961

    114,318

    3,582,215

    16,124,893

    2,772,217

    18,897,110

    (350,341)

    -

    (350,341)

    6,990,275

    $ 6,639,934

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    The Financial Services RoundtableStatements of Cash Flows

    For the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

    Cash Flows from Operating Activities

    Change in net assetsAdjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash

    used in operating activities:

    Depreciation

    Net realized and unrealized losses (gains)

    Adoption of SFAS No. 158

    Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

    Decrease (increase) due from ITAC

    Decrease in prepaid expenses

    Increase in deposits (23,625) (24,570)(Increase) decrease in deferred compensation assets

    Decrease in accounts payable

    Increase in accrued expenses

    (Decrease) increase in deferred assessment income

    Decrease in deferred rent

    Increase (decrease) in accrued deferred compensation

    Decrease in grant liability due

    Net cash used in operating activities

    Cash Flows from Investing Activities

    Proceeds from sale of investments

    Purchase of investments

    Purchase of property and equipment

    Net cash used in investing activities

    Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of year

    Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of year

    2007

    $ (971,202)

    337,168

    7,914

    418,459

    (53,813)

    24,174

    92,481

    (23,625)

    (92,671)

    (193,449)

    206,978

    (471,774)

    (38,874)

    168,028

    -

    (590,206)

    533,321

    (536,049)

    (62,249)

    (64,977)

    (655,183)

    5,294,315

    $ 4,639,132

    2006

    $ (350,341)

    342,000

    (2,502)

    -

    972,740

    (47,742)

    76,240

    (24,570)

    1,190,033

    (185,597)

    401,780

    1,021,796

    (38,874)

    (1,190,033)

    (5,011,674)

    (2,846,744)

    2,897,000

    (3,068,582)

    (1,647,386)

    (1,818,968)

    (4,665,712)

    9,960,027

    $ 5,294,315

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    The MissionThe Financial Services Roundtable

    To be the premier executive forum for the leaders

    of the financial services industry.

    To provide powerful legislative and regulatory

    advocacy.

    To enhance the industrys public reputation.

    Led by BITS, to promote best practices and a

    strong infrastructure in technology.

    Core Beliefs

    Large, integrated financial services companies

    finance most of the nations economy and are

    critical to its sustained growth. Large is defined

    as one of the largest 150 financial services

    companies in the United States.

    The competitive marketplace should largely govern

    the delivery of products and services, and

    regulation should provide safety and soundness,

    and consumer protections.

    Uniform national standards across state lines are

    critical for the efficient and effective delivery

    of products and services.

    The effective use of technology is essential for

    the delivery of services in this new industry.

    Governing Principles

    Strategic Focus

    Advocacy is the Roundtables Job One.

    The breadth of policy issues affecting our members

    adds to our advocacy strength.

    A positive public reputation enhances advocacy, but

    must be targeted carefully and managed efficiently.

    Roundtable meetings offer financial services

    executives a useful venue to network with their

    peers and other executives.

    Strengthening technology is an integral part of

    our mission.

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    Carrie M. Neckorcuk

    VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION

    Connie NelsonPROJECT MANAGER-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Melissa Netram

    DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AND SECURITIES AFFAIRS

    Cindy G. Nettles

    ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT

    Christeen Phelps-Butler

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS

    Sharon Salter

    SENIORVICE PRESIDENT OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS

    Jennifer Smith

    VICE PRESIDENT FORPUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Sharon Smith

    GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATOR AND PAC MANAGER

    Scott E. Talbott

    SENIORVICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Kristen M. Washington

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND INFORMATION SERVICES

    Kim A. Wheelbarger

    SENIOREXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Lenora Wright-Williams

    RECEPTIONIST/FRONT DESKCOORDINATOR

    StaffThe Financial Services Roundtable

    Steve Bartlett

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Richard M. WhitingEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL

    Andrew Barbour

    VICE PRESIDENT FORINSURANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

    INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

    Paul J. Begey

    DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Brenda Bowen

    GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

    Marquita Brown

    ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK

    Keosha Burns

    COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

    Irving E. Daniels, Jr.

    VICE PRESIDENT FORBANKING AND SECURITIES

    George D. Forsberg, CPA

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Deirdre Graham

    EVENTS COORDINATOR/OFFICE ASSISTANT

    Blake Grimm

    MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT AND WEBMASTER

    Aleksia Ilic

    PROJECT MANAGER, COMMUNITY SERVICE 2008,

    COUNCIL ON CONSUMERFINANCE

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    BITS

    Leigh Williams

    PRESIDENT OF BITS

    Tanya Bailey

    VICE PRESIDENT, MEETINGS AND EVENTS

    Wattie Bennett

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

    John Carlson

    SENIORVICE PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    John A. Ingold

    DIRECTOR, VENDORMANAGEMENT

    Andrew Kennedy

    PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR

    Ann Patterson

    VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS

    Matt RibePROJECT MANAGER

    Paul Smocer

    VICE PRESIDENT, SECURITY

    Heather Wyson

    DIRECTOR, FRAUD

    Housing Policy Council

    John Dalton

    PRESIDENT OF THE HPC

    Paul M. Leonard

    VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, HPC

    Katie Stevens

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOPE, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER,

    HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL

    Ryan Caruso

    GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ASSISTANT, HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL

    Identity Theft Assistance Center

    Anne Wallace

    PRESIDENT

    Agents for Change

    Peter Ludgin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Independent Contractors

    John Doyle

    BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON COMPETITIVENESS

    Consultants

    William Longbrake

    CONSULTANT

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    Member Companies

    The Financial Services Roundtable

    AEGON USA, Inc.

    Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    Allianz Life Insurance Company of North AmericaAllied Capital Corporation

    The Allstate Corporation

    American International Group, Inc. (AIG)

    Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    Aon Corporation

    Associated Banc-Corp

    Assurant, Inc.

    AXA Financial, Inc.

    BancorpSouth, Inc.

    BancWest Corporation

    Bank of America Corporation

    Bank of Hawaii Corporation

    The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

    Barclays Capital, Inc.

    BB&T Corporation

    Capital One Financial Corporation

    The Charles Schwab Corporation

    The Chubb Corporation

    Citigroup Inc.

    Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    City National Corporation

    Comerica Incorporated

    Commerce Bancshares, Inc.Compass Bancshares, Inc.

    Countrywide Financial Corporation

    Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    Edward Jones

    Federated Investors, Inc.

    Fidelity Investments

    Fifth Third Bancorp

    First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

    First Horizon National Corporation

    Ford Motor Credit Company

    Fulton Financial Corporation

    General Electric CompanyGenworth Financial

    GMAC Financial Services

    Guaranty Financial Services

    Harris Bankcorp, Inc.

    The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.

    Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

    ING

    John Deere Credit Company

    John Hancock Financial Services, Inc

    JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    KeyCorp

    Legg Mason, Inc.Lincoln National Corporation

    M&T Bank Corporation

    Marshall & Ilsley Corporation

    MasterCard Incorporated

    Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company

    National City Corporation

    Nationwide

    The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

    Northern Trust Corporation

    The PMI Group, Inc.

    The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Popular, Inc.

    Principal Financial Group

    Protective Life Corporation

    Prudential Financial Inc.

    Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    RBC Centura Banks, Inc.

    Regions Financial Corporation

    Safeco Corporation

    State Farm Insurance Companies

    State Street Corporation

    SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    SynovusTD Banknorth Inc.

    TIAA-CREF

    Toyota Financial Services

    UBS

    UnionBanCal Corporation

    United Bankshares, Inc.

    Unum

    USAA

    U.S. Bancorp

    Visa, Inc.

    Wachovia Corporation

    Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.Washington Mutual, Inc.

    Webster Financial Corporation

    Wells Fargo & Company

    Western & Southern Financial Group

    Whitney Holding Corporation

    Zions Bancorporation

    Zurich Financial Services

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